Palhao Surname
Approximately 416 people bear this surname
Palhao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 362 | 1:591,366 | 22,036 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Palhao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palhao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Palhao has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Palhao? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 706,244th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Palhao live; 97 percent live in South America and 87 percent live in Luso-South America.
The surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 591,366. In Brazil Palhao is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 32 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 27 percent are found and Paraná, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Brazil it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 10 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palahao | 92 | 3 | / |
| Palao | 91 | 10,835 | / |
| Phalao | 83 | 316 | / |
| Paulao | 83 | 87 | / |
| Paliao | 83 | 72 | / |
| Pallao | 83 | 69 | / |
| Palaou | 83 | 58 | / |
| Pailao | 83 | 11 | / |
| Palaoa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Palaho | 83 | 10 | / |
| Palaos | 83 | 8 | / |
| Paslao | 83 | 7 | / |
| Palaoi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Paleao | 83 | 6 | / |
| Palauo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Palaod | 83 | 3 | / |
| Palyao | 83 | 2 | / |
| Paloho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Polhao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Palaoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Paloha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Palhoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Palaoz | 83 | 0 | / |
| Paillao | 77 | 1,177 | / |
| Palagio | 77 | 59 | / |
| Palahot | 77 | 8 | / |
| Palaoud | 77 | 7 | / |
| Payllao | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pailheo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Phalaoh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Palaayo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Palliao | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phalaho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Paulaos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phealao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phalaou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pallaot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Palaois | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phalaoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pailaoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Polao | 73 | 1,335 | / |
| Paloa | 73 | 784 | / |
| Pelao | 73 | 73 | / |
| Pasillao | 71 | 57 | / |
| Palagioy | 71 | 13 | / |
| Pailaaoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palahaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pahloo | 67 | 438 | / |
| Poloha | 67 | 165 | / |
| Polaos | 67 | 86 | / |
| Pelaho | 67 | 80 | / |
| Palaua | 67 | 47 | / |
| Poilao | 67 | 33 | / |
| Pelaou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Paload | 67 | 7 | / |
| Paileo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pauloa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phaloa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paloua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pollao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Palaea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pasilliao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Palloa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Palouo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Polaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polaod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pathlaoth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peliao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paleaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palooo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paluia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peloha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peloho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peilao | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palhao
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